How to Romance a Rake

Ugly Duckling Trilogy Series, Book 2

De: Manda Collins

Narrado por: Anne Flosnik

What's a nice girl like Miss Juliet Shelby doing at a place like Lord Deveril's ballroom? With her shy demeanor, she's a total stranger to the dance floor and a source of mockery for the ton. So imagine her surprise when Deveril gallantly comes to her defense - and offers to teach her to dance! Juliet can hardly believe the most handsome bachelor in London would notice her, until he takes her in his arms and sets her heart ablaze.

Lord Alec Deveril has never felt such a spark of attraction for an unmarried lady before. Unlike the "fashionable" ladies he's accustomed to, Juliet possesses a generous spirit, a fiery intelligence - and an explosive secret. Deep in the London underworld, a dear friend has vanished, and Juliet fears the worst. Deveril insists on helping, escorting her through the darkest alleys in town. But he too is hiding a shocking secret - and the only way he can defeat the devil in his past is to seduce the angel in his arms.

©2012 Manda Collins (P)2012 Tantor

Entertaining romance featuring strong women

Interesting aspect is that heroine suffers from a disability. Hero and heroine also share traumatic childhoods with one reprehensible parent. This makes for a good story as they work through their trauma together.

Second Book Delivers

I loved the twists and turns in this second book. The author really knows how to intertwine romance and mystery to keep it interesting. If you like romances with mystery you will love this series.

Reads like any other Regency story

I feel like the author followed the outline of how to write a regency novel that every other noblvelist follows step by step. There was no originality... the pschycopath that everyone but the characters say coming, the vein mother, the weak heroine full of insecurities, the hero with a chip on shoulder that always fails to protect heroine even though he swears he will. Originality people did we forget about that. Ann flossing is a great narrator but even she did not stop me from skipping through some parts.

Just not as interesting

The story was forced and the main characters were all made out to be so good and the villain so bad. Storyline was simple and not that interesting.

enjoyable listen

This is really a sequel to 'How To Marry A Duke", although you can enjoy this one without having listened to the first. I like the first one a little better, liked the female lead better in that one. But, I did like this story more and more as it went along. This narrator has long pauses, had to get used to that again. The female characters were a little annoying, especially the friends of Julianne. But, the story line improved and the last half was the best part. If you like historical romances you would enjoy this.